Washer.



No. 841155.. PATBNTBD MAR. 12, 1907.

`v. BOBHM. 'WASHER'.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1906.

/g fe g O VALERA BOEHM, oF WEST BRIDGEWATER, PENNSYLVANIA;

i WASHER. l

Specification ofirettcrs Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application filed Septemberl 6, 1906. Serial No. 333,447.

4To all, whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALERA BOEHM, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at West Bridgewater, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invent yed certain new and useful Improvements in `Washcrs, of which the following is a s ecification, reference being had therein to t e accom anying drawin T iis invention re atest'o certain new and useful improvements in washing-machines; and the invention has for its lprimary object to' provide a machine lfor faci itating the operation of washing and cleansing clothes.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel means for agitating clothes contained within a suitable receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive machine, easily operated and quickly cleaned.

With the above and other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and

arrangement of parts 'to be presently de-. scribed, illustrated, and claimed.

Referring to the drawing, forming art of this specification, like numerals of re erence designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which-W4 Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of the machine. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the machine, illustrating a hasp. Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating a hinge, and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of the machine.

My machine consists of a cylindrical rece tacle 1, supported by legs 2. The receptac e is preferably made of sheet metal, but can be readily made of wood to resemble a tub. In

the receptacle, a short distance above the bottoln thereof', is detachably mounted a perforated plate 3 said plate being supported by cleats 4, 'Upon' the plate 3 are mounted a plurality of coiled springs 5, the to s of which are covered with a woven-wire fa ric 6, suitably secured to said sprin s. Hinged to the receptacle at 7 is a lid 8, sai lid being fastened in a closed position by a conventional form of hasp 9. Loosely mounted centrally of said with a drain coc lid is a vertically-disposed rack 10,` having a suitable handle 11u on its up er end. The lower end of said rac detacha ly supports a perforated pounder-head 12, having springs 14 similaru to the springs 5. 'These springs have their lower ends covered by a piece of woven-wire fabric 15. The lid 8, adjacent to the rack 10, is provided with brackets 16, between which is pivotally mounted a sectorssl gear 17, having a rearwardly-extending lever or handle 18. The lower ed e. of the receptacle below the perforated pate is provided or faucet 19 to remove the liquidcontents of the rece tacle. Operation: To place c othes in the machine, the handle 11' of'the rack 10 is gras ed,

and the hasp 9 having been released the id 8 I is elevated. When Araising the rack 10, the perforated head 12 engages the under-face of the lid, as shown in Fig. 5. The clothes to be cleaned are now placed in theV receptacle upon the wire fabric .6 and the machine closed. Assuming that a sufficient uantit of water has been placed in the mac ine, t e clothes are submerged in the' water between the fabrics 6 and 15. The leyer'or handle 18 is then reciprocated, which imparts a vertically-reciprocatory movement to the head 12, causing the fabric 15 to impinge the clothes. The

head 12 and its appurtenant parts agitate the water and clothes 'and thoroughly cleanse and rinse the same. During this operation the springs 14 serve as compressiomsprings,

[while the springs 5 serve as retractal and cushion sprmgs for the head 12'.

The dirt removed from the clothes is adapte'd to pass through the perforated late 3 and settle in the bottom of the mac `ne, from where it can be removed when cleaning the'V machine or can be flushed out through the cock or faucet 19.

It is thought from the foregoing that the construction and operation of my improvedv washing-machine will be fully understood, and it will be noted that such changes in the si'ze and minor details of construction as are permissible by the appended claim may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Leti sa'. 'l 847,155

In a Washing-machine, a rece taole, o perforated plate supported Withln t e'reeeptale adjacent the bottom of the latter, a. plurahty of springs mounted on said late, a Wne fab 5 rio o'n. said springs, a. pe olated -ponnderhead, a plurality ofcoll-s'pmngs earned by said pounder-head, a Wlre Iabnc carrledvby the lower 'ends of said springs, and means for' SuSE-ending the .pounder-head and its springs wit 'n the receptacle and operating the same. vxo In testimony whereof I alx my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VALERA BOEHM.

Witnesses:

MAX H. SRoLovrrz,

,l A. J. TRIGG. 

